About this conversion
Convert TIFF to JPG to share images outside print and publishing workflows. TIFF is the industry standard for photography, scanning, and pre-press because it can store full-resolution lossless data with metadata. But TIFF files are huge, and most consumer apps don't accept them.
When this conversion is useful
- Posting a high-resolution scan online without the multi-megabyte TIFF size
- Sharing camera-raw exports with people who don't run Photoshop or Lightroom
- Sending a photo to a service that rejects TIFF uploads
- Compressing a stack of scanned documents for archive or email
Quality and tradeoffs
TIFFs can hold layers, alpha, and 16-bit colour; JPG only stores 8-bit RGB and no transparency. Multi-page TIFFs convert their first page only. Expect 90%+ file-size reduction with no visible quality difference on photos.
Frequently asked questions
Will I lose any image quality?
On photos, no perceptible loss at high JPG quality. You will lose lossless precision, transparency, layers, and 16-bit colour depth — none of which JPG supports.
Why is TIFF used in publishing if it's so large?
Because it preserves every pixel and supports CMYK, alpha, and 16-bit colour — important when you're going to print and can't tolerate generational loss.
What happens to multi-page TIFFs?
Only the first page is converted to JPG. To extract every page, you need a more specialised TIFF tool — JPG can't represent multi-page documents.